THE DOORS - RARE ACETATE - THE UNKNOWN SOLDIER
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THE DOORS 'RARE ACETATE' 1968
THE UNKNOWN SOLDIER / WE COULD BE SO GOOD TOGETHER
LABEL SIDE ONE HAS A REFERENCE NUMBER HAND WRITTEN - THE TITLE BEING 'TYPED'. ALSO HAS A SILVER STICKER - SEE FIRST PICTURE
LABEL SIDE TWO HAS THE TITLE 'TYPED' - SEE SECOND PICTURE
ACETATE HAS SOME SURFACE MARKS
SUPPLIED IN A STURDY BROWN CARDBOARD POLY LINED SLEEVE
A NICE COLLECTORS PIECE FOR ANY 'DOORS' FAN
BECAUSE OF THE DELECATE NATURE OF ACETATES I HAVE NOT ATEMPTED TO PLAY IT - BELOW IS SOME INFORMATION THAT YOU MAY FIND USEFULL
Acetates and Test Pressings are the prototypes and test models of a recording.
Before a record is mass produced, it is tested to see if it meets both
artistic and technical approval.
Reference disks or "refs" and master lacquers or "masters" are both referred
to as "acetates" because the coating is composed of cellulose acetate. The
core of the disk is usually made of aluminum. Single refs are usually cut on
7" to 12" disks and LP refs on 12" to 14" disks. Most masters are cut on
disks larger than their vinyl offspring because the plating plants needed
room to handle the disk without damaging the cut. The edges of these disks
are also flaky and uneven. Both refs and masters are cut onto a blank acetate
in the mastering lab on an electronic lathe system. Because of the direct
cutting from the master tape, the sound quality on the initial play is
substantially better than it's subsequent pressings. Once refs are play
tested and approved, a master is cut and shipped to the pressing plant to be
electroplated with nickel. Masters are usually cured longer so the oils are
not as fresh. A lacquer with a strong oil smell does not electroplate as well
as a cured one. The nickel plate is peeled away to produce the negative metal
stamp or "mother". Refs may have a label designating the lab or record
company and are usually hand written with artist and title information.
Masters rarely have a label. Acetates are normally packaged in plain paper
sleeves or sometimes boxed with a cover. Acetates are very fragile,
especially lacquers. Even after a few plays, a ref begins to wear quickly.
Masters are and should never be played.
The first pressings to be run off the mother are test pressings. It is after
this second approval that the record is then mass produced... first
promotional copies are pressed, then retail copies. Most test pressings are
labeled... some are not.
Several masters can be cut and plated for manufacturing at several plants or
to accommodate subsequent stamps. The first pressings of a new stamp are
technically better than following pressings, and because test pressings and
promotional copies are pressed on a limited run, they usually are more
desirable and valuable.
POSTAGE 1st CLASS UK - £1.50
AIR MAIL EU - £1.95
AIR MAIL REST OF WORLD - £2.95
OTHER POSTAL RATES AVAILABLE PLEASE ASK
ANY QUESTIONS I WILL BE PLEASED TO ANSWER IF I CAN
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